Kalaburagi, April 7 -- Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday strongly criticised the central government over the passage of the Waqf Bill, calling the process unconstitutional and vowing to challenge it in court.

He linked the timing of the bill's passage to economic issues involving the United States, specifically tariffs announced by former US President Donald Trump.

Speaking to reporters, Priyank Kharge said, "What the central government has done is very clear. They ran the Lok Sabha till 2:30 am and the Rajya Sabha till 1:30 am to ensure that the Waqf Bill was passed. Look at the timing. At that very time, his friend Donald Trump introduced 26% tariffs for India."

He alleged that the Union government used the bill as a politi...